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- an English a level exam tests your ability to form a series of arguments in relation to the question set understanding what makes a good argument
- is crucial to the quality of your essay points in one sense of the word an argument is a form of verbal conflict in an academic context however an argument
- is a written justification for a viewpoint that you hold a bit like the other sort of argument academic arguments are all about getting your
- point of view across before this is possible we need to make sure we have a viewpoint in the first place the format of an a-level English question does
- change depending on what course and paper you're doing but they will always be open-ended to encourage you to express your views here is an extract
- from a student's response to this a level literature question how does Shakespeare present the theme of marriage in Twelfth Night
- Shakespeare presents the theme of marriage through the character of the Duke Orsino who at the end of the play decides to marry viola once he learns
- her true identity not long after the uncovering of violas pageboy disguise Orsino announces his intention to marry her by remarking that he shall have
- share in this most happy wreck this is a significant turning point for our ceno's character who finally seems now able to put aside his unrequited love for Lady
- Olivia that has plagued him since the opening lines of the play Orsino's mercenary image of having a share in the happy wreck that viola - Illyria reminds
- the audience of how things have changed since act 1 fortunes are now reversed through circumstances beyond the characters control bad luck had finally
- turned to good luck this is not a bad point it's focused on the theme of marriage and it is evident that this student knows the play well but what's
- lacking is a clear sense of argument one simple way that this response could be improved is the addition of a topic sentence to outline its argument
- explicitly you can think of a topic sentence almost like a direct answer to the question set
- even though it's focused on the correct theme the first sentence of this point does not fully answer the question there is no argument here the student has
- picked a plot event relevant to the theme of marriage but is launched into explaining what happens in the play rather than giving an interpretation of
- how Shakespeare explores the theme this could be fixed with an additional sentence beforehand Shakespeare presents marriage in Twelfth
- Night as something which can provide resolution and closure two characters who have suffered from the misfortunes caused by love this is a topic sentence
- that presents an argument it's an interpretation that some are now studying the play might potentially disagree with it expresses a viewpoint
- about the significance of marriage in the play before going on to justify that viewpoint with an example a clear topic sentence at the very beginning of a
- point will help to guide your reader through the arguments you make the function of the rest of the point is to justify the argument you outlined in the
- topic sentence make sure that you don't drift away from your own argument over the course of your point let's now add a final sentence to this point that links
- back to our argument have a look at the second paragraph here Orsino's mercenary image of having a share in the happy wreck that brought viola to Illyria
- reminds the audience of how things have changed since act 1 fortunes are now reversed through circumstances beyond the characters control bad luck has
- finally turned to good luck Orsino his revelation that he can now marry viola resolves the love triangle not between Olivia viola and himself and through
- this Shakespeare creates the happy ending of marriage that is a convention of all of his comedies bear in mind that essay writing is a creative skill
- examiner's want to see your own interpretations and viewpoints of the texts you study presenting a clear sense of argument is what will elevate your
- essay from being a dry and explanatory thing to being a genuinely interesting and engaging piece of work
Zum Nachlesen
ErörterungDie Erörterung ist eine essayistische Textform, in der die Kerntatsachen („Orte“ bzw. Topoi) eines Sachverhaltes herausgearbeitet und dargestellt werden, …
ArgumentWer Argumente aufstellt und diese schriftlich oder mündlich vorbringt, argumentiert. In einer Erörterung werden Argumente geprüft und gegeneinander abgewogen.
Kohärenz (Linguistik)Mit dem Begriff der Kohärenz wird in der Sprachwissenschaft der Zusammenhang zwischen aufeinanderfolgenden Sätzen oder Sprechakten beschrieben, …